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![Tom Williams Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and the House Republican Conference on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0534517b1acd400ab7e5ced026917601/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and the House Republican Conference on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
![Jacquelyn Martin FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland responds to a question from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a House Judiciary Committee hearing June 4, 2024. The Justice Department says Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case because his actions "did not constitute a crime." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3e3b27963ca24589a015ce204f9d4f6d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland responds to a question from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a House Judiciary Committee hearing June 4, 2024. The Justice Department says Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case because his actions "did not constitute a crime." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
![Stephanie Scarbrough FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, Aug. 11, 2023, in Washington. The Justice Department says Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case because his actions "did not constitute a crime." (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cf139c77ed42415fa7d8a4ae3583d3b0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, Aug. 11, 2023, in Washington. The Justice Department says Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case because his actions "did not constitute a crime." (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
![Jacquelyn Martin FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn-in during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department says Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case because his actions "did not constitute a crime."(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/31f1517e35b046dfacb4f4080d5db3ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn-in during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department says Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case because his actions "did not constitute a crime."(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)